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The Surprising WWI History of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day Air-Raid Siren

You probably know about the striking way Israelis mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and Memorial Day: The country comes to a standstill while air-raid sirens blare overhead. But how did this custom begin? You might be surprised to learn that it actually dates back to 1918 South Africa, when the mayor of Cape Town initiated the […]

By Avishay Artsy

Where Drug Lords Once Reigned, Colombian Jewish Converts Now Pray

Bello, the Medellín, Colombia suburb largely known for drugs and gang violence, is an unlikely destination for Israeli backpackers, foreign rabbis, and Jewish tourists. But thanks to a former pastor named Juan Carlos Villegas, Bello is now home to a burgeoning, passionate community of Orthodox Jewish converts. As brought to life by the dazzling reporting […]

Watch Madoff’s Hadassah-Lady Lover in the ABC Miniseries

Madoff, ABC’s 2016 Bernie Madoff miniseries didn’t shy away from one of the cringe-worthiest parts of Madoff’s malevolence: his sordid affair with a Hadassah lady. Sheryl Weinstein was the CFO for the Zionist women’s group, and per her 2009 memoir, Madoff’s Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie and Me, she was also Madoff’s mistress. In the […]